Today, as revenge for being grounded for bullying a kid at school, my eight-year-old son flung a handful of Lego into my path as I walked barefoot into the kitchen. I'm still in pain. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the kids I babysit hid from me. While I was looking for them, I stepped on multiple strategically-placed Lego bricks. When I yelped from the pain, the kids jumped out and threw soccer balls in my face. FML
Today, right after preparing a gourmet plate of dry-aged steak with freshly cooked mashed potatoes, I stepped on my son's Lego and dropped my plate. I stood there for 5 minutes, crying. FML
Today, I grounded my son after finding out that he's been bullying other kids at school. He got mad and screamed at me, calling me a "bastard". Instead of defending me, my wife got pissed and accused me of having taught our son to swear like that. I can never win. FML
Today, I slipped on my son's Hot Wheels cars and fell onto a building made out of Lego. I now have a fractured tailbone and a broken wrist. I called my husband to tell him what happened and all he could do was laugh. My son didn't leave them on the floor, my husband did. FML
Today, I jumped up to touch the ceiling, then I landed on one of my younger sibling's Lego. FML
Today, after being fed up with my sarcastic, mouthy daughter, I decided to remove her TV from her room. I dropped it on my foot and broke two toes. She promptly said, "That's what you get." FML
Today, my little brother was feeling like the god damned bratty douchebag he is and hurled a basketball at me. It missed, hit the wall, and rebounded straight into his face. He burst into tears, and I'm now grounded because my parents believed him when he said I threw it at him. FML
Today, I was having lunch and I started throwing crumbs at my friend at the other table. Then I accidentally hit the kid next to him. He got really mad and came over and hit me in the shoulder with a brick. A brick. He just had a brick in his bag. FML
Today, I came home to find my eight-year-old son had basically set fire to the kitchen, after trying to practice some kind of stupid shit he'd seen on TV called "fire bending." FML
Today, I had to take my son to hospital because he had two Lego pieces up his nose. He’s 19 and shoved them up there because he was drunk. FML
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WCARlover 35
That kid is brutal! Definitely deserves an old fashioned spanking for that
tdap88 7
I think you may need to read that again
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thinkonyourown 1
basic psychology would say that he gets his tendencies from those influencing his daily life. notice the things you and others do around him, and fix it before it is too late. punishment fixes nothing in the long run. I wish my parents would have gotten the same advice. it would have saved me years of cruelty towards others.
blackonblight 33
Punishment fixes nothing in the long run? Wow. I take it you've never babysat or even had to housebreak a puppy. You have to establish consequences of actions. Good and bad. Punishment doesn't just mean beating black and blue with a belt. Time out and grounding are punishments. Revocation of privileges. Extra chores. There are plenty of things that can be used effectively. Hell, some kids are mortified of just being called out on doing wrong.
WhisperSoflty 20
"Punishment fixes nothing"?! Seriously? Never have children. I can only imagine the heinous hosebeasts they would be. Also, nice shifting of blame in the last two sentences. Yes, it's all your meany face parents' fault that you treated the people in your life like crap. (Would like to add that yes, children's behavior can be influenced by what they see at home. However, that's the only logical part of this comment that I could see.)
CantTouch 9
We learn best from punishment when serotonin is spiked in the brain and we learn best from reward when dopamine levels are high in the brain.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Lack of discipline is what causes kids to be hellions. "Punishment doesn't work".... You're an idiot.
mata2 7
it can help. at that age it does work if you stick with it. We are talking about grounding and spanking not a cage.. :b
jsimmons94 11
I agree and disagree with punishment accomplishes nothing. I agree in the sense that when children are small their long term memory isn't as developed as it is when they're older, so they don't always necessarily remember why what they did was wrong. However, I don't think saying it's ineffective in the long run is quite true either. I think if you stick with a particular type of punishment through out that child's life time, as they grow and develop it will begin to have a better affect on them. I also understand what he's saying with 'monkey see monkey do.' Parents really have to watch their behavior around children because ultimately parents are the role model and children will copy virtually anything their parents do. However, calling this person an idiot doesn't make him right or wrong. It just proves this whole app is full of bullies and people that think they're better than others, which is especially ironic considering this entire post started out about bullying.
CaffieneKing 17
I hope OP starts disciplining the kid now. Wouldn't want him to turn out like those teens that have no respect for anything.
imchacon22 19
Time to hand out an a** whoopin! And before anyone cries about it being "child abuse". Nearly everyone I know got spanked and they all turned out fine and not little a**holes
blackonblight 33
There's a difference between a spanking and child abuse.
Senseless_487 29
Yes, but too many people will immediately equate a spanking to child abuse.
jsimmons94 11
A lot of people that can't differentiate between 'discipline' and 'child abuse' are those who were ACTUALLY abused, so they see even a spanking as abuse. You can't really blame them for what they went through shaping their view of things though.
limitedition 25
Head to Chapters and pick up some parenting books to get some new parenting strategies & maybe that Lego throwing can be molded into something productive. Good luck with your spirited kid, OP.
Kateyez_26 13
Time for an old fashion ass whoopin!!! Teach him that bullying is NOT cool!
TXFernwoods 26
Be more assertive. Take away everything he has until all he can really do is stare at a wall all day.
MooseKnuckle5150 13
Thaaat's a paddlin'
weveallbeenthere 30
put logos all around his bed during the night then tell him his favorite TV show is on in the morning. see how fast he runs to the TV. hahaha
azyjazy713 11
Sounds like he needs discipline! Bully Class: A
dachayke 16
Spank the motherfucking daylights out of that snotty-nosed, bullying, fuckhead!